Mammuthus meridionalis partial jaw (9248 grams)

Two pieces of a partial jaw of Mammuthus meridionalis (southern mammoth). The mammoth fossil was unearthed during gravel mining in Pest County, Hungary. The dimensions of the jaw are approximately: (A): length 295 mm, height 156 mm, width 117 mm. Weight approximately: 4765 grams + packaging. (B): length 313 mm, height 145 mm, width 124 mm. Weight approximately: 4483 grams + packaging. The surface of the jaw is preserved with a substance called Polyvinyl Butyral 30 dissolved in ethanol. The jaw contains a lot of sand and gravel deposits.

"(Archidiscodon) Mammuthus meridionalis: Body dimensions: 3.5-4.2 m. Weight: approx. 7000 - 10000 Kg. Geological period: Lower Pleistocene, 2,500,000 - 550,000 years ago Geographical distribution: Europe (Western and Southern Europe)

This species is also called the "elephant of the south". It appears in the mammalian fauna of Europe with the Pleistocene, so it may even be a symbol of the beginning of the Quaternary. It is the earliest representative of true elephants. The appearance of this ancient elephant is reminiscent of the Indian elephant living today. Its back was almost straight, only slightly curved, while that of the African elephant living today slopes steeply from the front shoulder girdle. The tusks of the huge males bend slightly outwards at their base, then horizontally and at the same time in a lute shape towards the middle. The The tusks of females were much smaller, did not curve upward or twist inward.